,,ii  #aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #abif  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,july #ae1 #bjac ,mr4  
,nelson introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0  
read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on  
,vet]ans' ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d 
! ,w\nd$ ,w>rior ,act to e/abli% a      
specific timel9e = ! ,secret>y ( ,def5se
 & ! ,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs to   
a*ieve int]op]able electronic heal?     
records1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort   
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !         
,s]vicememb]'s ,electronic ,heal?       
,records ,act ( #bjac4  #b4 ,timel9e =  
implem5t+ int]op]able electronic heal?  
records  7a7 ,e/abli%m5t ( timel9e      
,section #afce ( ! ,w\nd$ ,w>rior ,act  
7#aj ,u4,s4,c4 #ajga note7 is am5d$ by  
add+ at ! end ! foll[+ new subsection3  
7k7 ,timel9e ,9 c>ry+ out ?is section1 !
 ,secret>y ( ,def5se & ! ,secret>y (    
,vet]ans ,affairs %all ensure t--  7#a7 
! creation ( a heal? data au?oritative  
s\rce by ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,def5se &        
,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs t c be    

access$ by multiple provid]s & /&>dizes 
! input ( new m$ical in=mation is a*iev$
 n lat] ?an #ahj days aft] ! date ( !   
enactm5t ( ?is subsection2  7#b7 !      
ability ( pati5ts ( bo? ! ,dep>tm5t (   
,def5se & ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans        
,affairs to d[nload ! m$ical records ( !
 pati5t 7commonly ref]r$ to z ! ,blue   
,button ,initiative7 is a*iev$ n lat]   
?an #ahj days aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t (
 ?is subsection2  7#c7 ! full           
int]op]ability ( p]sonal heal? c>e      
in=mation betwe5 ! ,dep>tm5ts is a*iev$ 
n lat] ?an "o ye> aft] ! date ( !       
enactm5t ( ?is subsection2  7#d7 !      
accel]ation ( ! ex*ange ( real-"t data  
betwe5 ! ,dep>tm5ts is a*iev$ n lat] ?an
 "o ye> aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is  
subsection2  7#e7 ! upgrade ( !         
graphical us] int]face to display a jo9t
 common graphical us] int]face is a*iev$
 n lat] ?an "o ye> aft] ! date ( !      
enactm5t ( ?is subsection2 &  7#f7 ea*  
curr5t memb] ( ! ,arm$ ,=ces & ! dep5d5t
 ( su* a memb] may elect to receive an  

electronic copy ( ! heal? c>e record ( !
 individual beg9n+ n lat] ?an ,june #cj1
 #bjae4  4  7b7 ,cl\d /orage ,section   
#afce ( su* ,act is fur!r am5d$ by add+ 
at ! end ! foll[+ new subsection3  7l7  
,cl\d /orage ,! ,secret>y ( ,def5se & ! 
,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs %all      
assess ! feasibility & advisability (   
e/abli%+ a secure1 remote1              
network-accessible comput] /orage sy/em 
7commonly ref]r$ to z cl\d /orage7 to-- 
7#a7 provide memb]s ( ! ,arm$ ,=ces &   
vet]ans ! ability to upload ! heal? c>e 
records ( ! memb] or vet]an if ! memb]  
or vet]an elects to d s2 &  7#b7 all[   
m$ical provid]s ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,def5se 
& ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs to    
access su* records 9 ! c\rse ( provid+  
c>e to ! memb] or vet]an4  4  7c7       
,con=m+ am5dm5ts ,section #afce ( su*   
,act is fur!r am5d$--  7#a7 9 subsection
 7a71 by /rik+ ,! ,secret>y & ins]t+ ,9 
accordance ) ! timel9e describ$ 9       
subsection 7k71 ! ,secret>y2 &  7#b7 9 !
 matt] prec$+ p>agraph 7#a7 ( subsection

 7e71 by ins]t+ 9 accordance )          
subsection 7k7 aft] "u ?is section4